LASIK surgery may be elective, but good vision is not. We understand how valuable your sight is to you, and we keep our sights set on providing safe and advanced technologies for our patients. That is why Bladeless LASIK using the IntraLase® laser is a technology that is used in some of our centers in North America.

• Doctors have traditionally used a microkeratome, a hand-held blade, to create the corneal flap needed to perform the LASIK laser vision correction treatment.
• With the development of the IntraLase® laser, the procedure is now 100% blade-free by using the precision of a laser for the entire process.
• Bladeless LASIK from TLC uses the most advanced technology for LASIK eye surgery and the IntraLase® laser.
• Bladeless LASIK technology gives your doctor the highest degree of surgical control for more effective procedures.
• TLC's 100% all laser LASIK eye correction allows doctors the to customize each procedure with the precision of a laser.
• And because of this recent Bladeless LASIK technology even more people, including those with thin corneas, may now be candidates for Bladeless LASIK eye surgery.
• All parts of the procedure are customized
  • Custom diagnosis before the procedure.
  • Custom flap created with Bladeless LASIK.
  • Custom treatment to complete the procedure.
• A comprehensive consultation will determine what is the best treatment for you.

HOW BLADELESS LASIK WORKS

• In as little as 30 seconds, tiny pulses of laser light (a quadrillionth of a second each) form a layer of microscopic bubbles just beneath the surface of your eye that will create the corneal flap.
• The layer size and shape are determined by your doctor and are computer controlled providing maximum precision.
• Because it was created by a laser, this corneal flap is uniquely able to "lock" back in place after the procedure, allowing for rapid healing.

BENEFITS OF BLADELESS LASIK

• More than 1 Million: The number of worldwide blade-free, all laser LASIK procedures.
• Studies confirm the incidence of dry eye symptoms may be reduced.
• Results of studies done by IntraLase® show that those who were previously dismissed as non candidates due to thin corneas may benefit from Bladeless LASIK.
• Using a laser provides rapid visual recovery.
• Clinical studies show Bladeless LASIK using IntraLase® take more patients to 20/20 vision and beyond.¹
• Patients report better quality of vision overall, including the ability to see well in low light, at dusk, or at night.²
• Patients (expressing a preference) who had their corneal flaps created using a blade on one eye and the Bladeless LASIK with IntraLase® on the other preferred the Bladeless LASIK 3-to-1.³

REFERENCES:
1. Tanzer DJ. Schallhorn SC, Brown MC, et al. Data on file, IntraLase Corp. 2005.
2. Durrie D. Data on file, IntraLase Corp. 2005.
3. Durrie DS. Randomized prospective clinical study of LASIK: IntraLase versus mechanical keratome. Subsets presented at: Meeting of the International Society of Refractive Surgery of the American Academy of Ophthalmology; November 14-15, 2003; Anaheim, Calif; American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Symposium; May 1-5, 2004; San Diego, Calif; Refractive Surgery 2004: International Refractive Surgery: Science and Practice; October 22-23, 2004; New Orleans, La; American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Symposium, April 15-20, 2005; Washington, DC.